Cost of living comparison
Moldova is 34.0% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Moldova instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
Tajikistan
|
Moldova
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
TJS37.51
|
$3.31
MDL58.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
TJS50.01
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
TJS4.37
|
$0.67
MDL11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.03
|
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Tajikistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
TJS4.72
|
$0.38
MDL6.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
TJS29.48
|
$3.61
MDL64.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
TJS26.02
|
$3.00
MDL53.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
TJS16.66
|
$1.53
MDL27.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
TJS18.07
|
$1.73
MDL30.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
TJS4.58
|
$0.30
MDL5.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
TJS9.85
|
$0.57
MDL10.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
TJS9.45
|
$0.55
MDL9.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
TJS5.25
|
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
TJS2.04
|
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
TJS1.60
|
$0.20
MDL3.55
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Tajikistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
TJS36.62
|
$5.01
MDL88.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.42
TJS70.02
|
$15.20
MDL269.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,983.98
TJS152,565.81
|
$15,888.83
MDL281,767.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.10
TJS33.83
|
$3.20
MDL56.83
|
|
pay 34.0% more for housing
Tajikistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.72
TJS291.52
|
$9.47
MDL167.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.19
TJS3,853.27
|
$226.53
MDL4,017.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.53
TJS1,893.19
|
$155.30
MDL2,753.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.95
TJS261.30
|
$83.16
MDL1,474.65
|
|
pay 57.5% more for childcare
Tajikistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.74
TJS1,033.64
|
$225.45
MDL3,998.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,767.67
TJS52,015.46
|
$3,677.02
MDL65,207.18
|
|
pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tajikistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
TJS10.00
|
$1.01
MDL17.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
TJS12.72
|
$1.15
MDL20.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
TJS17.51
|
$2.14
MDL37.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.22
TJS427.90
|
$24.94
MDL442.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.13
TJS45.01
|
$4.49
MDL79.64
|
|
pay 60.8% more for clothing
Tajikistan
|
Moldova
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.51
TJS300.09
|
$42.37
MDL751.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
TJS255.08
|
$30.63
MDL543.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.14
TJS525.16
|
$77.19
MDL1,368.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.70
TJS487.64
|
$88.31
MDL1,566.09
|
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